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backlash collapse: an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"

sacrifice collapse: (sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners; the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity; personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective); a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"; kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"; make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals; endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"; sell at a loss

facilitate collapse: make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"; increase the likelihood of (a response); "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"

fascia collapse: a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc

breakdown collapse: an analysis into mutually exclusive categories; a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown"; a mental or physical breakdown

sickness collapse: defectiveness or unsoundness; "drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure"; "a great sickness of his judgment"

unblock collapse: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"; play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding; clear or remove an obstruction from; "the procedure unblocked his arteries"

fillet collapse: fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members; a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish; a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef; cut into filets; "filet the fish"; decorate with a lace of geometric designs

misfortune collapse: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event; an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

liability collapse: the quality of being something that holds you back; the state of being legally obliged and responsible

nasalization collapse: the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators

sibilation collapse: pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound

baffled collapse: people who are frustrated and perplexed; "the children's faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled"; perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"

mania collapse: an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action; a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently

lubricate collapse: make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant; "lubricate the key"; apply a lubricant to; "lubricate my car"; have lubricating properties; "the liquid in this can lubricates well"

injury collapse: an act that injures someone; an accident that results in physical damage or hurt; any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

clutch collapse: a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism; "this year's model has an improved clutch"; a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism; "he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other"; a number of birds hatched at the same time; a tense critical situation; "he is a good man in the clutch"

handling collapse: the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means; manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something

bankruptcy collapse: a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent; inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"; a state of complete lack of some abstract property; "spiritual bankruptcy"; "moral bankruptcy"; "intellectual bankruptcy"

infamy collapse: evil fame or public reputation; a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city"

licked collapse: having been got the better of; "I'm pretty beat up but I don't feel licked yet"

dysphasia collapse: an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage

slippage collapse: failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage"; a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping; decline from a standard level of performance or achievement

malevolence collapse: the quality of threatening evil; wishing evil to others

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